Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-01

'oh, shall make great changes in =
tweivemonth, he said confidently. .oTbo
old earth Will he another place altouetbar
before Ioug. 1t ncGls nothing but a u,nJ
sweeping. | aud my broom will 1G tLa
work and do it well. Brush off the dir,
aud 4 new order Of things will inauuurate
itself immediately. Look out for Hn;ycr.
sal honesty, good times, safe banks roo6
wages, clean minded statesmep-hut reoI,
ly, | must hurry ON, | have an appoint-
ment, begin my sweeping in Il few min
utcs."
"Bu you haven't told NE your name y,
called out as he started on, with his
broom on his shoulder.
He looked back, a broad grin ON his
handsome young face, and answered
Eighteen Eighty-Seyen."
Before | recovered from my astonish-
meat he added, 20, | can sweep, I'll show
you, " and he Went on in his vanity and
ignorance. Poor, foolish, inexperienced,
happy New Year.
Turning about l started toward home
and IN 4 moment more | heard the yilIprr
bells ring out the DID, and ring in the
new
| had not gone far when | met another
traveller, 4 very different figure from the
veIYct-clad youth with the confident mir
who had just left me. lie was walking
with i tired step, and was bent. a. under
4 burden. As he approached | saw that
he waS elderly, somewhat broken down
careworn ~ to c0untenancc, t~hrcadblre rs
tn garments, ami under one arm he clr.
rletI a tremendous scroll, aud in the other
hand the worst wreck OF u broom I had
ever laid eyes on. Il was impressed. " rs
the c~ialrIoyantS say, with the belief that
he was Eighteen Eighty-Six, and by that
mann ! accOSted him as courteously ~
could, and offered him my sympathy.
'~Sympathy?' said the old man. laugh
Ing till he shook. Sympathy? Well that
Is really laughablc. Thanks, my GOOD
friend, but don't need it. ourcongrat-
ulatlonS would be better. If YOU KAYE
any sympathy to throw around rcckIe>Sly
give II to my successor. | know the size
OF the load he has TO pick up. That is a
Inc rroom he carries, too. Mine was rs
good a year ago. Look at it now, Hardly
a spear OF 1t remains. and with ali its hard
usage, | fear | haven't left the earth much
cleaner. | found the contract too much
tor me, though / started in rs clipper as
he does. | was chock full OF reform ideas.
but YOU see how my efforts to clean up the
earth have aged me. and now | have scut-
fed my clothes, as well rs my soul. But
I'm through with it now, and am going to
diScnhody myself, and look on at The
other fellows awhile" His eyes had 4
humorous sparkle, and h. certainly wore Il
look Of happy relief.
is 1t possible that your record is 50
bulky | asked, pointing to his scroll.
BULKY said the old man, with q slr.
castle grin. If you want to know the
hcit as well as the bulk OF it YOU should
glance over it. 1t is made up Of deaths.
riots, earthquakes, broken banks. trusted
officials going wrong, wrecks, runawlvs,
blow ups, wars. rumOys Of wars. the over
throw Of the Liberal parliament in Eng
land. crazy ]munarchS. doodle aldermen.
new recruits for Sing Sing, contested wills,
hard times, strikes. suicides. sickness.
murders, burglarieS, thctts, and nearly
eyc'y unpleasant thing you could think of.
Think of the h~cartachcs represented IN this
record. The thought OF them Expresses
me